Smoking pipe



March 1 1934- D. COPELL 1,950,542

SMOKING PIPE Filed March 24, 1931 2 Shee ts-Sheet 1 la 4.. Ya

',Z7anj/el aopeli/ INVENTOR ATTORNEY 3 D. COPELL SMOKING PIPE March 13, 1934.

Filed March 24. 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Dan flab Oazzgjl ATTORNEY;

Patented Mar. 13, 1934 UNITED STATES SMOKING PIPE Daniel Copell, Atlantic City, N. J.

Application March 24,

27 Claims.

This invention relates to smoking pipes, cigar and cigarette holders and especially to a means for preventing tobacco juices mixed with saliva from entering the mouth of a smoker, and has for the primary object, the provision of a cartridge to absorb the saliva and tobacco juices as fast as the latter may accumulate to secure a sweet and sanitary smoke for the person using the same.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a cartridge of a desired shape and size and constructed from absorbent materials, such as chalk, talc, gypsum, stetites or sugar covered with fabric or fibrous materials and molded or formed in proper shape, whereby fluids within the 5 smoking instrument will be caught and prevented from entering the mouth of the smoker.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a net formed of threads of fibrous material to aid in absorbing the moisture in the smoke and to aid in retaining the cartridge in proper shape. 7

A further object of this invention is the provision of a chamber in the neck of a smoking instrument having a removable cover or closure, whereby the cartridge may be easily and quickly inserted and removed therefrom when fully saturated so that a fresh cartridge may be substituted in lieu thereof whenever desired.

A further object of this invention is the provision of the chambers so constructed that cartridges either in the form of pads or tubular members may be employed for absorbing the moisture within the chamber and as rapidly as it may form.

More specifically the invention is directed to an absorbent filter tubular cartridge particularly applicable for use in conneciion with tobacco smoking appliances, such as, a pipe or cigarette holder adapted to removably eceive a cartridge having an internal interstitial absorbent filter screen or netting arrangement which operates to divide the smoke fumes, permits smoke fumes to cool, checks or traps'the travel of solid particles of the smoke fumes and additionally serves as a filter for the smoke fumes by absorbing moisture and/ or moisture vapors and/ or other undesirable solid particles held in suspension.

In several aspects the absorbent cartridge in accordance with thepresent invention includes a paper tube having a netting arrangement or screen constituting a system of line means comprising absorbent and relatively rectilinear spaced fibers or threads closely positioned relative to each other, the netting arrangement or screen extending substantially the entire length of the bore of the cartridge and transversely or diametrically 1931, Serial No. 524,989

across the bore such that each fiber or strand serves as an absorbent bafile having its opposite terminals or end portions each firmly held or secured to the body of the cartridge in such fashion as to aid to properly maintain the cartridge in a desired shape.

As another aspect of the invention, the netting arrangement or screen of fibers or threads, above alluded to, serves as an absorbent filter or a system of absorbent line means adapted to disassociaie moisture from the fumes and/or collect other undesirable products of condensation held in suspension therein so that the fumes in reaching the mouth of the smoker will be relatively dry, cool, clean and have a pleasing taste. More specifically, however, the invention is concerned with subjecting an absorbent interstitial netting arrangement or a net. or nets which extend substantially the entire length of the bore of a reinforced cylindrical absorbent cartridge, to tobacco smoke fumes, the netting arrangement or net or nets consisting of a system of line means.

or closely spaced transversely disposed rectilinear fibers or strands each of which is held transversely across the bore of the cartridge and secured to opposing portions of the body thereof. The invention has as another aspect the provision of an absorbing tubular cartridge for treating smoke fumes by a netting arrangement or screen of closely spaced moisture and/or vapor absorbing fibrous strands or threads which divide the bore of the cartridge into a plurality of unobstructed and open passages to permit the travel of smoke fumes therethrough whereby each strand or thread constitutes line means extending transversely or diametrically across the bore of the absorbent cartridge, the aggregate of the rectilinear strands or threads or line means having the appearance of a number of closely arranged and intersecting diametrically disposed fibrous chords disposed out of alinement with respect to successive or contiguous chords and forming relatively restricted and continuously opened and longitudinally disposed passages when viewed from either open end of the cartridge or tube, the smoke fumes traveling either in straight or tortuous paths in their passage through the aforementioned passages during which time the processing of the fumes takes place such as, disassociating the moisture, the absorption of undesirable compounds or vapors, for example, nicotine vapors and/or trapping or arresting solid particles such as tobacco dust, tobacco flakes and/or chips and residue of burnt tobacco.

With these and other objects in View, this inand the teachings thereof.

vention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

How all of the features and advantages and objects of the invention are accomplished and carried into effect will be bestunderstood from the following detailed description of the several embodiments and although such embodiments are merely described as illustrative of the invention and not to be considered as a limitation thereon, the. invention itself will be better understood from a consideration of such specific proceedings To this end and to aid the following specific description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating a cartridge of cylindrical shape in cross section.

Figure 2 is a similar view illustrating a .cartridge of rectangular shape in cross section.

Figure 3 is a similar view illustrating a modifled form of my invention in which the cartridge is equipped with means for firmly securing the latter in the chamber of the smoking instrument.

Figure 4 is a similar view illustrating another modified form of my invention.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a similar view taken on theline 6 -6 of Figure 4.

Figure 7 is a longitudinally sectional view of the tubular absorbent cartridge shown .in Fig. 4 and taken along theline 66 of Fig. 6.

Figure 8 is a side elevation illustrating a smoking .pipe constructed to receive a cartridge.

Figure 9 is a similar view partly in section showing a cartridge in the chamber thereof in the form of a body.

Figure 10 is a sectional view taken on the line 10-10 of Figure 9.

Figure 11 is a side elevation illustrating a modifled form-of smoking pipe.

Figure 12 is a side elevation partly in section showing the cover in an open position and a cartridge located in the chamber.

Figure 13 is a transverse sectional view showing a hinged cover and fastening means therefor.

Figure 14 is a similar view of a cover in an open position.

Figure 15 is a side elevation partly in section showing a modified form of chamber and cover therefor.

Figure 16 is a section taken across. the line 16-16 of Fig. 15.

Figure 1'7 is a side elevation illustrating a cigar or cigarette holder having a cartridge chamber closed by a hinged cover.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates a cartridge to be inserted within a smoking instrument for the purpose of absorbing nicotine, tobacco juices and saliva and is of tubular shape providing a centrally located passage 2 therethrough whereby the tobacco smoke may pass therethrough into the mouth of the smoker in the usual way and the smoke coming in contact with the cartridge will be relieved of any moisture that may be contained therein. The cartridge may be constructed from chalk, talc, gypsum, stetites sugar or may be constructed from absorbent materials, such as cotton, blotting paper, or any other suitable fibrous material.

As shown in Figure 2 a cartridge 3 of elongated form and of rectangular shape in cross section is provided with a bore 4 of rectangular shape in cross section and may be constructed from any of the above mentioned materials.

As shown in Figure 3 a cartridge 5 of cylindrical shape is provided and the bore at one end is slightly enlarged as shown at 6 to receive the shank of apipe stem or mouth piece while the other end is notched as shown at '7 to receive a portion of the boss formed in the chamber of a smoking instrument providing a construction which will permit the cartridge to be easily placed in and removed from the smoking instrument and when placed therein will be firmly held in position. If desired the bore of the cartridge 5 may be omitted and the diameter of said cartridge may be slightly less'than the interior diameter of the chamber of the smoking instrument so that-the smoke passing through the smoking instrument to the mouth of the person may circulate around the walls of the cartridge.

Referring to Figure 4, a cartridge 8 of tubular shape is provided and the absorbent material from which this cartridge is constructed is covered by a suitable fabric or cylindrical jacket 9 which will aid in absorbing moisture and also aid in retaining the material of the cartridge in proper formation. Embedded in and traversing the bore of the cartridge 8 is a net 10 constructed from fibrous material for the purpose of forming baffles or absorbing elements to be engaged by the smoke during the passage of the latter through the bore of the cartridge. The net also will aid in maintaining the material of the cartridge in proper shape. The covering 9 extends about the ends of the cartridge 8 and into the ends of the bore as clearly shown in Figure 7.

The interstitial netting arrangement or filter screen is generally designated 10 in Figs. 6, 7, 12,

15 and 16 and extends longitudinally of the bore minals or ends of each thread or strand are appropriately or permanently secured or otherwise attached to the body of the absorbent cartridge in any well known manner and the adjacent or contiguous or successive threads are disposed out of alinement, see for example, Fig. 6 in which each of the threads or strands as 40 is angularly displaced relative to an adjacent or successive or contiguous strand and the aggregate thereof appear as intersecting diametrically disposed rectilinear chords and this would also hold true if the cartridge be viewed from either of its open ends, that is to say, as shown in Fig. 6 it will be noted that the major axes of the threads or strands extend transversely across the bore of the cartridge and are angularly spaced apart or displaced, the minor axes of the fibers or strands appear at the center of the bore and the minor axes of the several strands or fibers of the system of line means constituting the netting arrangement, screen, net or nets are disposed substantially along thelongitudinal axis of the bore. Thus if the cylinder tubular cartridge shown in Figs. 6, 12 and 16 be viewed from either of its opened ends the strands will also appear as relatively rectilinear transversely and closely disposed intersecting chords constituting means forming lines subdividing the bore of the cartridge into a plurality of longitudinally disposed open passages. I The interstitial netting arrangement or system of line means 40 serving as an absorbent screen to disassociate or separate moisture from the fumes and other undesirable solid particles or vapors whereby the fumes after having passed through the passages in straight or tortuous paths within the bore of the cartridge will be relatively dry and have a pleasing taste when reaching the mouth of the smoker, it being noted that the cylindrical jacket or envelope 9 reinforces and is secured to the body of the cartridge and extends the entire length thereof.

As shown in Figs. 6 and 7 the reinforced and absorbent fibrous or paper cartridge includes a plurality of groups of threads formed by rectilinear fibrous strands or line means as 40. According to Fig. 7 several groups of spaced fibrous chords or strands extend across the diameter of the bore. In Fig. 6 it is shown that each group of strands or chords consists of four diametrical closely spaced chords which appear to intersect. It will be noted, however, that although .as shown the chords of a group have the appearance ofiiitersecting chords nevertheless in actual practice they could not fall or be in the same plane and hence it follows that the rectilinear threads of a group of threads or chords when viewed as in Fig. 6 or when viewed from either opened end of the cartridge in fact are out of alinement as well as angularly displaced and if held transversely across the bore shown, the chords of the several groups constitute the netting arrangement or system of filter absorbent line means forming a plurality of unobstructed and continuously open and longitudinally disposed passages through which the smoke fumes travel in straight or tortuous paths as is well understood, that is, the chords or line means of the netting arrangement as shown divide the bore of the tubular cartridge into a plurality of passages which extend substantially the entire length of the bore.

Referring to Figure 8 a smoking pipe 11 is provided in which the usual bowl 12 is provided with a neck 13 having the bore 14 and connected to a stem or mouth piece 15. Formed within the neck 13 is a chamber 16 which intersects the, bore 14 and opens outwardly through one side of the neck and is closed by a removable cover 17 whereby a cartridge constructed in accordance with the foregoing may be positioned within the chamber for the purpose of absorbing the moisture therein.

As shown in Figure 9 the chamber 16 may have the walls thereof slightly bevelled to receive the bevelled walls of a cartridge 18. The cartridge 18 is in the form of a pad and rests upon the removable cover 1'7 with its upper face disposed below the bore of the neck so that the smoke passing through the chamber to the mouth of the smoker will contact with the cartridge and thereby have moisture removed therefrom. Any saliva entering thechamber from the mouth piece 15 will accumulate in. the lower portion of the chamber and be absorbed by the cartridge. After a cartridge has been located in the chamber a suitable length of time, the same may be easily removed by removing the cover 1'? and a new cartridge in serter in the chamber in lieu of the former cartridge. The cartridges being of such a size that the smoker may easily carry on his person a number of cartridges for replacement purposes.

If desired, the neck of the smoking pipe may have very small openings communicating the chamber with the atmosphere so that when a smoker draws the smoke through the chamber to the mouth a small proportion of air will enter the chamber, and mix with the smoke to cool the latter.

As shown in Figures 11 and 12 the chamber may .fitting within the ends of the cartridge for the purpose of firmly securing the cartridge within the chamber.

The chamber 16 may be closed by a removable cover 22 as shown in Figure 15, wherein the cover is located on the upper portion of the neck and is hinged at one end as shown at 23 while its opposite end is engaged by a catch 24 for the purpose of holding the cover in a chamber closing position.

As shown in Figures 13 and 14 the neck may be of rectangular shape in cross section and includes a rigid section 25 and a hinged section 26 and the latter adapted to be secured in a chamber forming position by a spring catch 27 engaging over a bead 28 formed on the rigid section. The sections 25 and 26 form a chamber of rectangular shape in cross section for the purpose of receiving a cartridge as shown in Figure 2.

As shown in Figure 16 a cover 29 is mounted similar to the cover 22 and is provided with tapered flanges 30 engaging tapered faces 31 of the entrance-way to the chamber. In this figure the chamber is of rectangular shape in cross section.

Referring to Figure 17, a cigar or cigarette holder 32 is shown and in which the bowl portion 33 has formed thereon a neck 34 receiving the mouth piece 35. The neck 34 is provided with a chamber closed by a hinged cover 36, whereby a cartridge may be located within the neck consequently permitting the use of the cartridge when smoking cigars or cigarettes.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention, as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. An absorbent filter cartridge for smoking appliances, comprising a tubular body formed of absorbent material, and a plurality of fibrous strands extending across the bore of the body to form bafiles to the passage of smoke therethrough.

2. An absorbent filter cartridge for smoking appliances comprising an absorbent body having a bore therethrough to permit the passage of smoke through said body, and a plurality of strands traversing the bore and forming baflles therein.

3. An absorbent filter cartridge for smoking appliances comprising an absorbent body having a bore therethrough to permit the passage of smoke through said body, and a plurality of absorbent strands traversing the bore and forming baflies therein. 1

4. An absorbent filter cartridge for smoking appliances comprising an absorbent body having a bore therethrough to permit the passage of smoke through said body, and a plurality of absorbent strands arranged in groups within the bore to form bafiies and secured to the body.

'5. An absorbent filter cartridge for smoking appliances comprising an absorbent body having a bore therethrough to permit the passage of smoke through said body, and a plurality of absorbent strands arranged in groups within the bore to form baffles and secured to the body said strands of each group intertwisted with each other.

'6. An absorbent filter cartridge for tobacco smoking appliances comprising an absorbent tubular body, means constituting an absorbent netting arrangement disposed longitudinally of the bore of said body and having a plurality of closely spaced absorbent substantially rectilinear fibrous strands arranged transversely of said bore in angular relation with the contiguous or successive strands, each of said strands having their terminals secured to the body of said cartridge.

7. An absorbent filter cartridge for tobacco smoking appliances comprising an absorbent tubular body, means constituting an absorbent netting arrangement extending substantially the entire length of the bore of said body and having a plurality of closely spaced and rectilinear fibrous strands extending transversely of the bore of said body and having terminals held thereto, the adjacent strands of said plurality being disposed out of alinement and a reinforcing jacket secured to the outside surface of said body.

8. An absorbent filter cartridge for tobacco smoking appliances comprising a tubular paper or fibrous body formed of absorbent material, means forming an absorbent interstitial netting arrangement extending longitudinally and transversely across the bore of said body and having terminals fastened to said body and a covering disposed on the outer surfaces of said body and coextensive the length thereof. 9. An absorbent filter tubular cartridge for tobacco smoking appliances comprising netting arrangement extending across substantially the entire length of the bore of said cartridge, said netting arrangement comprislng closely spaced strands, each strand extending transversely of said bore and each having terminals secured to opposed portions of said body.

10. An absorbent filter cartridge for tobacco smoking appliances comprising an absorbent fibrous tubular body having spaced absorbent strands or fibers extending across the diameter of the bore of said body to form bafiles to the smoke fumes passing through said bore, said strands being out of alinement and having opposite terminals secured to opposing portions of said body.

11. An absorbent filter cartridge for smoking appliances comprising an absorbent and substantially cylindrical tubular body having a plurality of absorbent angularly spaced fibrous strands extending transversely of the bore of said body, the terminals of said strands being secured to diametrically opposed portions of said body and a reinforcing fabric covering secured to the body and coextensive the length thereof.

12. An absorbent filter cartridge for tobacco smoking appliances comprising an absorbent cylindrical paper tubular body having a plurality of fibrous threads each constituting a baflie to the passage of smoke fumes passing through the bore of said body, said threads appearing as intersecting chords when viewed from either end of said body anda cylindrical jacket secured to the outer surfaces of said body.

13. An absorbent filter cartridge for tobacco smoking appliances comprising an absorbent cylindrical body having a plurality of absorbent fibrous threads each constituting a bafile to the passage of smoke fumes traveling through the bore of said body, said threads extending transversely across said bore and contiguous or successive threads having their major axes anguIarIy displaced, said threads having their terminals secured to opposing portions of said body, the latter having a jacket secured to the outer surface thereof.

14. An absorbent filter cartridge for tobacco smoking appliances comprising a moisture absorbent tubular paper or fibrous body having a plurality of fibrous threads, each constituting a substantially rectilinear filter and moisture abthe appearance of a number of intersecting diametrical chords when viewed from either open end of said cartridge.

16. An absorbent filter cartridge for tobacco smoking appliances comprising a moisture absorbent cylindrical tubular body having a plurality of fibrous threads each constituting a moisture absorbent filter bafiie to the passage of smoke through the bore of said body, said threads extending transversely of said bore and having terminals secured to opposing portions of said body, said threads each constituting line means and having the appearance of a number of intersecting chords when viewed from either end of said cartridge and a cylindrical jacket held to said body.

' 17. An absorbent filter cartridge for smoking appliances comprising a moisture absorbent tubular body having a plurality of moisture absorbing closely spaced fibrous threads or strands each constituting a unitary filter bafile, said threads being out of alinement and having their minor axes disposed longitudinally of the bore of said body and each constituting line means extend .ng transversely across the bore of said body, said threads or strands having the appearance of a number of closely arranged intersecting chords when viewed from either end of said cartridge.

18. An absorbent filter carlridge for tobacco smoking appliances comprising a moisture abmeans having the appearance of a number of intersecting chords when viewed from either end of said cartridge.

.19. An absorbent filter cartridge for tobacco smoking appliances comprising a moisture absorbent tubular body having a plurality of spaced moisture absorbing fibrous threads each constituting a filter bafile and each constituting line means, said threads having their minor axes disposed substantially coincident with the longitudinal axis of the bore of said body and their major axes disposed transversely of said bore, the major axes of said. threads being angularly arranged relative to successive or contiguous threads, the aggregate of said threads having the appearance of a number of intersecting chords when viewed from either open end'of said body, the latter carrying a covering or jacket disposed along the outer surface thereof.

,20. An absorbent filter cartridge for tobacco smoking appliances comprising a moisture absorbent tubular body having a plurality of moisture absorbing substantially rectilinear fibrous threads each constituting a filter baflle to smoke, each of said threads having its minor axis disposed substantially along the longitudinal axis of the bore of said body and each of its major axis angularly positioned in respect to the major axis of next successive threads and transversely disposed across said bore, said threads having the appearance of a number of closely arranged intersecting spaced chords when viewed from either end of said cartridge, said plurality of threads constituting an interstitial netting ar- 'rangement disposed longitudinally and transversely across said bore and extending substantially across the entire length thereof.

21. An absorbent filter cartridge for tobacco smoking appliances comprising a tubular absorbent body having an interstitial screen disposed longitudinally of the bore of said body, said screen comprising a plurality of absorbent unitary and substantially rectilinear threads or fibers each extending transversely of said bore and each secured to said body and an external jacket supported by the outside surface of said body to reinforce the latter.

22. An absorbent filter car's-ridge for tobacco smoking appliances comprising a tubular absorbent body having an interstitial moisture absorbent screen disposed longitudinally of the bore of said body substantially the entire length thereof, said screen comprising a plurality of spaced absorbent threads or fibers extending transversely of said bore and each secured to opposing portions of said body, and an external reinforcing jacket secured to the outer surface of said body.

23. An absorbent filter cartridge for smoking appliances comprising a tubular absorbent body, spaced absorbent threads extending in a longitudinal plane substantially the length of the bore of said body and each held transversely across the bore of said body and forming an absorbent screen defining open and unobstructed passages with walls of said body, said passages extending substantially the entire length of said bore.

24. An absorbent filter cartridge for smoking appliances comprising a tubular absorbent body, spaced unitary and rectilinear threads extending in a longitudinal plane through the bore of said body and transversely of the bore thereof to provide an interstitial absorbent screen within said bore and an external reinforcing jacket enveloping the outside surface of said body and secured thereto.

25. A filter cartridge for smoking appliances comprising an absorbent .paper or fibrous cylindrical tubular body, threads extending across the bore of said body and securedthereto, said threads providing a plurality of line means each extending diametrically across the bore of said body and disposed in different angular positions relative to contiguous or successive threads whereby said threads form in the aggregate an interstitial screen or netting arrangement within the bore of said body defining longitudinally disposed passages with the walls of said bore and extending substantially coextensive the latter.

26. A filter cartridge for smoking appliances comprising an absorbent cylindrical tubular body,

closely spaced threads extending across the bore ll 27. A filter cartridge for smoking appliances comprising an absorbent tubular body, threads extending across the bore of said body, said threads providing a plurality of spaced line means each extending transversely of the bore of said body in different angular positions in relation to adjacent or successive line means whereby the latter form in the aggregate a plurality of open and unobstructed passages with the walls of said bore and an external reinforcing covering coextensive the length of said body and secured thereto.

DANIEL COPELL. 

